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State Disaster Management Authority managing director Prakhar Jain reported that very severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ is impacting coastal Andhra Pradesh with heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
Very severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ began impacting coastal Andhra Pradesh early Tuesday, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall that are expected to intensify across the state’s northern coast over the next few hours, State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) managing director Prakhar Jain said.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the cyclone, which had moved with a speed of 22kmph during the previous 6 hours, was at 5:30am centered roughly 260 km from Visakhapatnam, 300 km from Kakinada, 390km from Machilipatnam, and 380 km from Gopalpur in Odisha.
Cyclone Arnab intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal, with authorities in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha preparing for landfall near Yanam on October 28.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that Cyclone Arnab is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the Andhra Pradesh coast near Yanam on October 28.
Updated - October 27, 2026 09:25 am IST - VIJAYAWADA
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) Electricity Department employees cut large tree branches along M.G. Road in Vijayawada on October 27, 2026 as a precautionary measure to prevent potential damage and ensure public safety in view of Cyclone Arnab. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao
Cyclone Arnab LIVE: Cyclone Arnab has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal and is likely to move northwestwards before crossing the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, near Yanam, by the forenoon of October 28, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said....Read More
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on October 27 and 28, Odisha on October 28, Chhattisgarh on October 28 and 29, and East Uttar Pradesh on October 29.
As Cyclone Arnab gathered strength over the Bay of Bengal, intensifying into a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday morning, authorities along the eastern coast moved into preparedness mode ahead of its expected landfall near Puducherry’s Yanam by the forenoon of October 28.
With sustained winds of 115-125 kmph and gusts of up to 140 kmph forecast, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha are stepping up evacuations, closing educational institutions in vulnerable areas and mobilising rescue teams to protect residents and limit damage.
Coastal patrolling has been intensified, and the Marine Police have been put on alert in view of the cyclone, say officials. FIle | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Cyclone Arnab over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm on October 27 before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast near Yanam the following morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
The storm was centred over the eastcentral and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal at 8.30 am on October 26, moving westwards at 15 kmph during the preceding six hours. It was located 610 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 690 km east-southeast of Kakinada and 580 km southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha, among other locations, the IMD said.
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